Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds To Match Donations For Ukraine Up To $1 Million
Many people are looking for ways to help amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including celebrities. One famous couple looking to make a difference is Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively, who have promised to match donations of up to $1 million to support refugees being affected by the crisis.
Posting to Twitter, where he has 18.9 million followers, the Deadpool actor shared a post from USA for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. "[Ukrainian refugees] need protection,” he wrote. “When you donate, we'll match it up to $1,000,000, creating double the support.”
Ryan included a link to the United Nations’ refugee donation website through which people can make contributions.
Blake shared a similar message to Instagram. Posting a UNHCR image of a child feeling the conflict, the mother-of-three explained in the caption they’ll match every dollar donation to the organization, tagging her husband’s handle.
“@usaforunhcr is on the ground helping the 50,000+ Ukrainians who had to flee their homes in less than 48 hours,” the actress wrote in the caption.
She added that UNHCR has been providing “lifesaving aid” since the start of the crisis and is actively working with neighbouring countries.
Blake’s post has been liked over 780,000 times, while Ryan’s tweet was shared by over 23,000 accounts and like almost 80,000 times.
As per PEOPLE Magazine, Russia invaded Ukraine earlier this week in a situation that continues to evolve. Various airstrikes and explosions have targeted the country, and there’s growing concern Ukraine’s capital Kyiv (which is home to 2.8 million people) will face more violence.
As of now, the exact death toll from the conflict is unknown, as experts explain the numbers are hard to predict amid the ongoing turmoil.
Ukraine’s health minister, Oleh Liashko, said in a statement on Saturday that at least 198 people have been killed, including 3 children. At least 1,115 people (33 of whom were children) had been injured. Liashko added that, at least for now, Ukrainian hospitals remain operational and are providing care to those wounded.
The Ukranian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, gave a video address in which he asked for international aid in order to push back against Russia.
"We have been left alone to defend our state," Zelensky said."Who is ready to fight alongside us? I don't see anyone. Who is ready to give Ukraine a guarantee of NATO membership? Everyone is afraid.”
It’s been reported that the White House is seeking $6.4 billion in aid, aid which could help provide food, security, and aid to refugees. This would be a part of a broad government spending package that Congress is trying to finalize before March 11th, though debates remain ongoing.
Sources: Twitter @vancityreynolds, Instagram @blakelively, PEOPLE Magazine, NBC News, Washington Post, NDTV, Bloomberg,
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